FRANCIS HALL 


AND 


MRS. ELLEN J. BANKER 


_ AMERICAN ART GALLERIES - 


MADISON SQUARE al 
NEW YORK 


LIBRARY 


M. KNOEDLER & CO. 


556-8 FIFTH AVE. 
NEW YORK 


ON FREE VIEW 9 A.M. UNTIL 6 P.M. FROM 
JANUARY 28TH UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE 
DAY OF SALE, INCLUSIVE 


THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LATE 


FRANCIS HALL 


AND 


fem. ELLEN J. BANKER 


TO BE SOLD ON THE EVENING OF 
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3p _ 


BEGINNING PROMPTLY AT 8 "O'CLOCK 


AT THE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES 


MADISON SQUARE SOUTH, NEW YORK 


CATALOGUE 


OF 


MODERN PAINTINGS AND 
WATER COLORS 


BY 


AMERICAN AND FOREIGN ARTISTS 


BELONGING TO THE ESTATES OF THE LATE 


FRANCIS HALL 


ELMIRA, NEW YORK 


AND 


MRS. ELLEN J. BANKER 


IRVINGTON, NEW YORK 


TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC SALE BY 
ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS ON THE EVENING 
HEREIN STATED 


THE SALE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY 
THOMAS E. KIRBY 
OF THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, MANAGERS 
NEW YORK: 1904 


CONDITIONS OF SALE 


1. The highest Bidder to be the Buyer, and if any dispute arise 
between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be im- 
mediately put up again and re-sold. 


2. The Auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid which is 
merely a nominal or fractional advance, and, therefore, in his judg- 
ment, likely to affect the Sale injuriously. 


3. The Purchasers to give their names and addresses, and to pay 
down a cash deposit, or the whole of the Purchase-money, 7/ re- 
quired, in default of which the Lot or Lots so purchased to be im- 
mediately put up again and re-sold. 


4. The Lots to be taken away at the Buyer’s Expense and Risk 
upon the conclusion of the Sale, and the remainder of the Purchase- 
money to be absolutely paid, or otherwise settled for to the satisfac- 
tion of the Auctioneer, on or before delivery ; in default of which 
the undersigned will not hold themselves responsible if the Lots be 
lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed, but they will be left at the sole 
risk of the Purchaser. 


5. While the undersigned will not hold themselves responsible for 
the correctness of the description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or 
any fault or defect in, any Lot» and make no Warranty whatever, 
they will, upon receiving previous to date of Sale trustworthy expert 
opinion in writing that any Painting or other Work of Artis not 
what itis represented to be, use every effort on their part to furnish 
proof to the contrary, failing in which, the object or objects in question 
will be sold subject to the declaration of the aforesaid expert, he being 
liable to the Owner or Owners thereof, for damage or injury oc- 
castoned thereby. 


6. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the 
settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can, on any account, be removed 
during the Sale. 


7. Upon failure to comply with the above conditions, the money 
deposited in part payment shall be forfeited; all Lots uncleared 
within one day from conclusion of Sale shall be re-sold by public or 
private sale, without further notice, and the deficiency (if any) at- 
tending such re-sale shall be made good by the defaulter at this Sale, 
together with all charges attending the same. ‘This Condition is 
without prejudice to the right of the Auctioneer to enforce the con- 
tract made at this Sale, without such re-sale, if he thinks fit. 


THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, 
MANAGERS, 


THOMAS E. KIRBY, 
AUCTIONEER. 


COLLECTION OF THE LATE 
FRANCIS HALL 


MeA TER VCOLORS 


E. L. S. ADAMS, United States 


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et 4—Head of a Girl ay Cine. Vee. 


This is the life-sized study of a head of a young lady 
in full face against a simple, warm gray background. 
Signed at the right, E. L.S. A. 
Height, 15 inches; width, 104 inches. 


GEORGE H. McCORD, A.N.A., United States 


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/ 2—Misty Morning in the Marshes he a, tol 


Stranded in an inlet among the marshes are two fishing 
boats, and close by two men are wading in the shallow 
water with their nets. In the distance, through the mist, 
are seen sails and windmills, and near the horizon a gleam 
of sunlight. 


Signed at the left, G. H. McCord. 
Height, 114 inches; length, 174 inches. 


THOMAS B. CRAIG, A.N.A.,, United a 
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3—A Winter Evening Ir. ahaa HV. He 


A snow-covered country road leads straight away to the yo 
distance. On the left is a large farmhouse, near a clump — 
of bare trees. The sunset sky is broken by large masses 
of clouds. Ae 


Signed at the right, Thos. B. Craig. 
Height, 9} inches ; length, 134 inches, Ny 


W. HAMILTON GIBSON, N.A., —_—_— United States 
at” 1850—1896 ANG, 
4—November Evening ot a6 At 


In the foreground, among scattered trees and bushes, 
woman in black is gathering fagots. In the middle distane Ss 
a broad stream reflects the light of an evening sky, an 
beyond is suggested a line of hills and a well-wood 1 
country. 

Signed at the right, W. Hamilton Gibson, 1884. ‘ 
Height, 10 inches ; length, 13 inches. 


yar C. Y. TURNER, N.A., United Sta 
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5—Study of a Head Man Oe. 


This is the head and shoul: of a young aay in 2 
hat and jacket, with a bunch of flowers at her neck, egal 
a wine-colored background. As 


Height, 8 suche ; widtie bp ine 


A. T. BRICHER, A.N.A., United States 
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6—Shinnecock Bay OV Pepe of alge: 


In the immediate foreground is a bit of sandy shore with 
seaweed and beach grass. Across the quiet waters of the 
bay, which stretches away to the extreme distance, is a line 
of low bluffs and the buildings of a town. A few sailing 
craft enliven the scene. 

Signed at the left, A. T. Bricher. 
Height, 14 inches ; length, 20 inches. 


_, RHODA HOLMES NICHOLLS, United States 
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7—In the Studio (- : L to 


A young woman in a pale green dress is seated on a skin 
rug in front of a carved chest. Near by is a portfolio and 
scattered drawings, and on the wall behind are hung sketches. 

Signed at the left, Rhoda Holmes Nicholls. 
Height, 143 inches; length, 213 inches. 


LOUIS C. TIFFANY, N.A., United States 


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L i) 9A Study in St. Augustine eet b spe 


A populous dove cote perched in four high poles is the 
central feature of the composition. At the foot of the 
poles are shrubs, growing among barrels and crates, and 
in the background are ‘portions of two farm buildings. 


Signed at the right, L. C. T. 
Height, 20} inches; width, 14 inches. 


HUGH NEWELL, United States 


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o 9—The Love Letter te eee 


A young girl in plain dress with a white apron sits in a 
rocking-chair at a half-open window, rea a letter which 
she holds with both hands. 


Signed at the left, Hugh Newell, 1884. 
Height, 21 inches; width, 14 inches. 


W. HAMILTON GIBSON, N.A., United States 
a? 1850—1896 


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10—Sunny Woods 
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This is the interior of a forest where trees grow scattered 
among groups of high boulders. The sunlight flickers on 
the leaves and lights up with a strong note a little pool of 
water in the distance. 

Signed at the right, W. Hamilton Gibson, 1887. 
Height, 13} inches; length, 21 inches. 


NEWTON S. WELLS, Dnited States 
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11—Work bee 


Two masons and a laborer are engaged in building a wall, 
apparently the foundations of a house. The laborer is wheel- 
ing a barrow load of stones up a plank to dump them on a 
rough staging. 

Signed at the right, Newton S. Wells, 1888. 
Height, 23 inches; width, 17 inches. 


ie, gv IRVING R. WILES, N.A., United States 


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A young girl in black is seated on a stone seat, resting her 
head on her left hand. Beside her are several newspapers, 
and beyond a stone pier at the back is a suggestion of a 
garden. 


Signed at the left, Irving R. Wiles, 1888. 
Height, 35 inches; width, 17 inches. 


C. HARRY EATON, A.N.A., United States 
y e 1850—1901 
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18—Where the Lilies Grow “ ty 


A great pond covered with water lilies occupies the larger 
part of the composition. Beyond the pond are gently rising 
grass fields, with trees along the fences, and over all is a 
soft summer sky with cumulous clouds. 

Signed at the left, C. Harry Eaton. 
Height, 23} inches; length, 354 inches. 


HENRY FARRAR, N.A., United States 
1843—1903 


v4 O 4 ~ “?44—When the Dry Leaves Strew the PD Le C2. ‘ 
toh 


Through a gently rolling country, where slender trees grow 
sparsely, a broad, well trodden path leads over a stream, and 
on the bridge is seen a woman leading a little child. In the 
extreme distance is a low line of blue hills. The whole land- 
scape is softened by the haze of autumn and the sky is veiled 
by high strata of gray clouds. 


Signed at the left, H. Farrar, 1887. 
Height, 24 inches; length, 36 inches. 


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15—Wine and Song 


A violinist in late eighteenth century costume is standing 
in a salon with his violin in his left hand and a glass of wine 
in his right. In the foreground is a stool with a confused 


pile of music. 


Signed at the left, H. Buttner, Miinchen. 
Height, 10 inches; width, 7 inches. 


ARTHUR PARTON, N.A.,, United States 


u ey Gat cater Afternoon A. Jp Dichie 


A herd of cows have come to cool themselves and to 
quench their thirst in a shady brook, across which flashes the 
sunlight from a sky full of soft clouds. A clump of trees 
in the middle of the composition is in strong contrast with 
the sky and the distant hills. 


Signed at the left, Arthur Parton, 1884. 
Height, 8} inches; length, 114 inches. 


/ a sg LOUIS D. MELINE, sia >is a 


17—The Weaver 


A woman in simple dress is seated in the framework of 
a rustic loom, engaged in weaving a piece of blue homespun. 
Signed at the right, Louis D. Meline. 
Height, 13} inches; width, 9} inches. 


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C. WIRGMAN, England 


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A Japanese girl in striped kimono and red obi, holding 
an umbrella behind her head, is walking in full sunlight along 
a rough path. 

Signed at the right, C. Wirgman, 1873. 
Height, 13} inches; width, 9} inches. 


C. WIRGMAN, England 
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19—A Japanese Gentleman 4 


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This is a full-length figure of a man in rich silk costume 
of purple and yellow, with sword in his girdle, and with 
quaint, half-helmet hat on his head, standing in a narrow 
street, partly in sunlight. 


Signed at the left, C. Wirgman, 1873. 
Height, 17} inches; width, 9} inches. 


G. W. WATERS, 


* United7States . 
Dare CZ Prey es 


This is a view across a broad, shallow stream overhung here 
and there by trees rich in autumn foliage. In the distance 
are high rocky hills, and the sun is shining full in a hazy sky. 


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20—On the Chemung 


Height, 18} inches; width, 9} inches. 


y rz HOWARD RUSSELL le i 


21—Street Scene, Morelia, ny 


This is a study of a street in a typical Mexican town. un 
the right are the bare walls of houses, on the left is a mass 
of trees rising above a garden wall against which are relieved 
the great disks of mat umbrellas which shelter the vendors 
of fruit and drinkables. In the distance rise the roof and the 
dome of a great church. 


Signed at the right, Howard Russell Butler, 1884. 
Height, 9} inches; length, 13} inches. 


HENRIETTA RONNER Franc 
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22—The Blue Ribbon 


A fluffy yellow-and-white kitten has found a length of 
pale blue ribbon and is playing with it on a piece of lace, 
while her playmate crowds into the game with her stumpy 
paws. 


Signed at the upper left, Henrietta Ronner, °93. 
Height, 9 inches; length, 11} inches. 


J. H. DOLPH, N.A., United States 


1835—1903 R 
“f S- See Cottage Window (ha Cae 


A white and gray cat is lying on a piece of blue-striped 
drapery on a window-sill near a flower-pot with geraniums, 
above which flutters a white butterfly. 


Signed at the right, J. H. Dolph. 
Height, 10} inches; width, 104 inches. 


W. L. SONTAG, N.A., United States 
OS, id 1861—1900 


94—The Edge of a Pond, Bo J ey /S ips 


A small, quiet pond, surrounded by a scraggy growth of 
small trees, with here and there a boulder, reflects the tones 
of a cloudy sky. In the foreground are two figures at the 
edge of the water. 


Signed at the right, W. L. Sontag, N. A. 
Height, 9} inches; length, 12 inches. 


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i %5—Mater Dolorosa Pie - Pato tome 


This is the Beaied head of the Virgin, with rays of a 
nimbus radiating from behind it, the eyes cast down and 
turned slightly to the left. 


Height, 13 inches; width, 11} inches. 


FREDERICK W. FREER, A.N.A United States 


as the Bouquet Zz, JF CS poe 


A young girl in poke bonnet and short-waisted, white- 
figured muslin dress is seated in a large wooden chair, holding 
in her lap a bunch of roses. 

Signed at the right, F. W. Freer, 1883. 
Height, 13} inches; width, 10 inches. 


; ARTHUR PARTON, N.A., United States 


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a 297—Sunset in Ramapo Valley C/ W Fe 


A quiet pool occupies the foreground. On the left a few 
slender trees rise against the sky. In the distance is a line 
of low trees, and above is a wild sunset sky with strong 
gleams of light touching the edges of heavy clouds near the 
horizon. 


Signed at the left, Arthur Parton. 
Height, 8} inches; length, 12 inches. 


rf y ad GEORGE W. MAYNARD, N.A., United States 


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28—Grandfatherly ies of, 


Seated at a table in front of a window, throu hich i 
seen the roofs of many houses, is a lad who looks up wit 
interest at an old gentleman who, standing with both hands 
resting upon an open paper lying on the table, leans slightly 
forward and looks down to the boy. 


Signed near the middle, Maynard, ’85. 
Height, 11} inches; length, 18} inches. 


GEORGE H. SMILLIE, N.A., United States 


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[fo 29—Late Autumn As LY, ee 


Across a rough country leads a deeply-rutted road, wind- 
ing, in the middle distance, around a clump”of trees, beside 
which stands a low house. A gleam of light breaks through 
the cloudy sky near the horizon. 


Signed at the left, Geo. H. Smillie, N. Y., 1884. 
Height, 83 inches; length, 153 inches. 


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BRUCE CRANE, N.A., United States 
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—yoummer 7 
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A placid stream lies between lush meadows where willows 
grow on the edge of the water and lily-pads break the sur- 
face, which reflects the summer sky. In the distance is a flat, 
fertile country. 
Signed at the right, Bruce Crane. 
Height, 113 inches; length, 154 inches. 


WILLIAM MORGAN, A.N.A., United States 
1862—1900 


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31—At the Spring a, ae ee 


A young girl with kerchief on head and in sleeveless 
chemise and coarse petticoat leans on a glazed jug which 
rests on the edge of a half barrel into which water is trickling 
from a wooden spout. 


Signed at the left, W. Morgan, 1881. 
Height, 17} inches; width, 123 inches. 


4 4 G. W. WATERS, United States 
32—Chapel Brook, Adirondacks’ hy Va 
LIK 
In the heart of the forest a small rivulet tumbles o a 
rocky bed into a cool and shallow basin at the foot of a/high 


ledge which is covered with moss and crowned by a dense 
growth of small trees. In the distance is a mass of foliage 
in full sunlight. 

Height, 17} inches; width, 11} 1ncnen. 


BENONI IRWIN, N.A., United Gtatean’ 
1840—1896 | a 


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aie ay Meditation 


A young girl in a mob cap and with a white kerchief 
around her neck is seated in a simple chair, holding a blue 
book in her right hand and raising her left hand to ais 
cheek. A cage with a canary bird hangs near. 


Signed at the right, Benoni Irwin, N. Y., 1884. 
Height, 19} inches; width, 15} inches. _ 


P. P. RYDER, A.N.A., United States 
1821—1896 


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A negro woman with bright bandana kerchiefs on her: 
head and around her shoulders stands in front of a rude — 
fireplace, where she is engaged in boiling clothes in a large — 
iron kettle. On the right is a tub on a bench, and on the 1s 
left a basket of clothes. (ARE 


Signed at the left, P. P. Ryder. DAMAGE 
Height, 15} inches; length, 19$ inches. ; : 


'  E, RITCHIE HARRISON, United States 


o es 35—Salt Marshes Te TH). ee Xe. Leo 


The shallow branch of a deep inlet among the minal 
leads from the foreground to the middle distance betwe r 
low banks covered with dry sedge and grasses. On the rig 
are three posts, and in the middle is a sailboat aground. — 


Signed at the left, E. Ritchie Harrison. 
Height, 13} inches; length, 16} inches. x q 


moot. WAY, United States 


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36—Flame Tokay Grapes oye L 


A huge bunch of rich purple grapes, with a few leaves and 
part of the vine, is hanging in full sunlight against a bit 
of rough wall. 


Signed at the left, A. J. H. Way. 


Height, 174 inches; width, 114 inches. 


LEONARD OCHTMAN, A.N.A., United States 


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$7—An Autumn Thought Chae 


Across a flat meadow, which stretches away to a sunlit 
expanse of water, a narrow path twists and winds. A clump 
of trees with autumn foliage rises in the foreground against 
the hazy sky. 


Signed at the right, L. Ochtman, 1884. 


Height, 114 inches; length, 15} inches. 


FREDERICK W. FREER, A.N.A., United States 


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38—Behind the Fan eg 


A young lady in a figured gray dress Ae te gray Te 
holds a fan to her face to screen off the strong light. 
her left hand she holds a few roses. 


Signed at the left, Frederick W. Freer, 1884. 


Height, 174 inches; width, 134 inches. 


G. W. WATERS, on United States _ 


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39—November 


illumines a narrow passage in the middle distance. In the 
foreground are the shattered remains of a fallen tree; on the 
left is a clump of trees with sparse autumn foliage, and in 
the distance is a line of low hills. 


Signed at the right, G. W. Waters, 1881. 
Height, 174 inches; width, 114 inches. 


JASPER F. CROPSEY, N.A., United States 
1851—1900 
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40—A Bend in the River / Zs b 


From a rough, thickly-wooded hillside, over which wanders 
a small flock of sheep, there is a vista across a populous valley, 
with a broad river winding between the hills. The season is 


early autumn and the sky is partly covered ei feetg Ba? 
clouds. 


Signed at the right, J. F. Cropsey, 1884. 
Height, 183 inches; length, 21 inches. _ ye 


DOUGLAS VOLK, N.A., United Stati 


L/ gee #1 Kept In Bee 


sits beside an open window through which is seen a pleat 
landscape. In the background a small boy sits at one of th 
desks, burying his face in his arms. 


Signed at the right, Douglas Volk. : i 
Height, 15 inches; length, 19} inches, 


MARY THERESA ann JAMES M. HART, N.A., 
If a) United States 


Zi, Best. eft the Bars Down node Paes i, Ta 
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The bars of a post and rail fence have been taken down 
and carelessly left lying on the grass. Two timid calves, 
full of curiosity, are wandering through the opening to seek 
a fresh pasture, or at least to taste the joys of freedom. 

Signed in the middle, Mary Theresa and James M. Hart, 1876, 1882. 
Height, 13} inches; length, 214 inches. 


DENNIS M. BUNKER, United States 
1861—1890 


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43—A Brittany Town ie oS DOAN 


Across the middle distance a long line of houses, domi- 
nated by the sturdy spire of the village church, is in strong 
contrast with a simple luminous sky. In the foreground is 
a stretch of waste land or pasture, with the figure of a 
woman spreading clothes to dry on the grass. 


Signed at the left, Dennis M. Bunker, Larmor, 1884. 
Height, 13 inches; length, 214 inches. 


C. WIRGMAN, England 


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44—Sunset in Japan Va He 


In the distance is the great peak of Fuji, glowing in the 
sunset light, with purple clouds drifting across it. In the 
foreground a single figure is walking along a rough road 
bordered by semi-tropical growth and a bamboo paling. 


Signed at the right, C. Wirgman. 
Height, 12 inches; length, 22 inches. 


C. WIRGMAN, ke England 


es x 45—Sunrise, Japan es woe biwe 


A curved line of breakers on a beach dotted with moving 
figures leads away to a rocky headland, off the point of which 
is a wooded island. In the distance gleams in the rising sun 
the cone of Fuji. 


Signed at the right, C. Wirgman. 
Height, 12 inches; length, 22 inches. 


M. F. H. pe HAAS, N.A., United States 


alo. 1832—1895 


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46—Coming Squall, Isle Of Shoals ( 


In the middle distance is a lighthouse o 
eminence, and further away are fishing boats lying at ‘the 
wharf. In the foreground a dory with two fishermen is 
tossing on the water which is roughened by the first puffs 
of a squall. The sky is heavily covered with a-great mass of 
clouds threatening wind and rain. 


Stamped on the right, M. F. H. de Haas, N. A. 
Height, 12} inches; length, 214 inches. 


J. D. WOODWARD, United States 


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A wagon road with ruts deeply scored in the soft sand 
leads from the foreground to the middle distance, where it 
is lost in the rough ground. On the right is a broken sandy 
bank with a clump of trees above it. The sky is covered 
with a thin veil of vapor and strong sunlight floods the 
landscape. 


Signed at the left, J. D. Woodward, 1882. 
Height, 163 inches; length, 28} inches. 


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ARTHUR QUARTLEY, N.A., United States 
1839—1886 


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A fishing sloop is left by the tide high and dry on the 
flat sands. In the foreground is a man turning over a skiff, 
and in the distance at the left, near a line of breakers on 
the shore, is another fisherman, and on the right are two 
fishing sloops lying on the beach. 


Signed at the right, A. Quartley, 1882. 
Height, 143 inches; length, 26 inches. 


IDA J. BURGESS, United States 


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49—Waiting for the Train 


An old woman in cap and shawl is seated on her painted 
trunk, holding in one hand her umbrella and in the other 
a bundle done up in a colored handkerchief. There are 
various advertisements on the wall in the background. 


Signed at the right, Ida J. Burgess, 1881. 
Height, 27 inches; width, 21 inches. 


J. G. BROWN, N.A., y) United States 
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“ 50—Where Did I See that Bird’s Nést : 
A small boy in shirt and trousers and wearing a ragged 
straw hat stands, holding the index finger of his right hand 
to his chin, and looks up with a puzzled look on his face. The 
background is a mass of foliage. 


Signed at the right, J. G. Brown. 
Height, 234 inches; width, 143 inches. 


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/ 51—A Summer Afternoon (fA 


THOMAS MORAN, N.A., Wyse States 


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In the foreground is a placid pool, in which a large flock 
of tame ducks are disporting themselves. Beyond is a great 
group of trees, half in light, half in shadow; on the left in 
the distance is a farmyard, and beyond is the spire of the 
village church. The sky is full of summer clouds, threaten- 
ing showers. 


Signed at the right, T. Moran, 1884. 
Height, 21} inches; width, 174 inches. 


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52—Neighbors’ Childrens’ 


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A maiden has climbed up a ladder to the top of a walled 
terrace of a chateau garden, and perched on the top round 
meets the warm embrace of a juvenile lover. The costumes 
are of the Watteau period. In the background is a glimpse 
of a sunlit park. 


Signed at the left, H. Arnold, 1877. 
Height, 24} inches; width, 153 inches. 


THEODORE ROBINSON, United States 
1852—1896 


44 BOF. 


Standing in front of a brick wall agains 
vines and hollyhocks is a little girl in pink 
sun-bonnet, holding a couple of small puppies. 


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538—The Twins 


which grow 
ess and green 


Signed at the left, T. Robinson, 1881. 
Height, 20 inches ; width, 11 inches, 


et TURNER, N.A., United States 
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54—Ruth Huckaback 4 
A life-sized head of a young girl in white lace cap and 


with a thin white shawl over her shoulders. Her hair shades 
her forehead, and a heavy braid of it falls down her back. 


Signed at the right, 3, 1884. 
Height, 20 inches; width, 164 inches. 


ig sun R. W. VAN BOSKERCK, A.N.A., United States 


55—The Old Orchard Sage , a home 


Near the foreground is a wide-spreading apple tree, under 
which a few barnyard fowls are feeding. Further away 
are scattered fruit trees, and a meadow with low trees 
beyond. 

Signed at the right, R. W. Van Boskerck, 1881. 
Height, 14} inches ; length, 22 inches. 


H. H. DU BOIS, United States 


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A sandy road, on which is seen the figure of a woman, 
leads from the right foreground to the distance between a 
straggling growth of trees and bushes. The sky is partly 
covered by thin clouds, and the landscape is in full sunlight. 


Signed at the right, H. H. Du Bois. 
Height, 174 inches; length, 233 inches. 


S. HARPER ST. JOHN, United States 


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A bunch of pink, yellow and white roses is half falling 
out of a newspaper which has enfolded them. The back- 
ground is a rough wall. 


Signed at the left, 8. H. St. John, ’83. 
Height, 193 iuches; length, 23} inches. 


FRANK WALLER, United States 


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58—Near Alexandria, Eg 


On a high sandy bank on the shores of the Meditefranean 
two boats are drawn up and two natives gossip in the sun- 
light near by. Below and at the right are the tumbling 
waters of the sea, and in the distance the low point of 
Alexandria. 


Signed at the right, Frank Waller, ’84. 
Height, 15 inches; length, 29} inches. 


W. S. MACY, N.A., United States 


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59—A Gleam of Sunshine J L ee 


The snow lies deep over the whole landscape, and in the 
edge of the forest a sportsman walks with his two dogs, both 
pointing game. In the middle distance the expanse of snow 
and the slender trees are touched by a broad gleam of sun- 
shine. 


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Signed at the right, W. S. Macy. 
Height, 20 inches; length, 25} inches. 


J. C. NICOLL, N.A., United States 


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60—Twilight at Water Mill, L. 1”) Coe 


On the left a steep, rough bank crowned with a snake 
fence is in strong contrast against an evening sky. On the 
right is a shallow expanse of water, part of the inlet which 
stretches across the middle distance, and beyond the water 
is a line of low hills and trees. 


Height, 174 inches; length, 293 inches. 


LOUIS LORTET, France 


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From the summit of a mountain, where a tarn among the 
rocks reflects the sky in its chill waters, the group of peaks 
amongst which Mont Blanc is prominent is seen against a 
morning sky. 

Signed at the right, Lortet. 
Height, 17 inches; length, 29 inches. 


4 r2 C. WIRGMAN, England 


62—Inosinaa Bay, Japan fr r 


A heavy surf is tumbling on a curved sandy beach, where 
many peasants struggle along in the heavy wind. A wooded 
island rises from the blue waters, and beyond and to the 
right is the snow-capped summit of Fuji, rising above a range 
of mountains. 


Signed at the left, C. Wirgman, 1876. 
Height, 17} inches; length, 29 inches. 


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J. B. BRISTOL, N.A., ee United-States. 
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Ce 63—The White Mountains from Fryeburg, Maine 


A fertile valley, gently sloping from either side toward a 
broad stream and dotted with frequent farmhouses, leads the 
eye to the distance, where great mountain forms rise against 
the sky softened by a summer haze. In the foreground is 
a bit of road with a girl and a small child, the former 
wearing a blue blouse. 

Signed at the left, J. B. Bristol. 
Height, 174 inches; length, 293 inches. 


- WALTER L. PALMER, N.A., United States 
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64—The Upper Hudson ea Py 


A broad reach of the river in a flat country under the 
broad sunlight of a summer afternoon. In the foreground 
on the left is a boat tied to a rude landing stage, and on 
the right is a portion of the bank. A Single sailboat drifts on 
the quiet river, and in the far distance is seen a range of 
low hills. 

Signed at the left, W. L. Palmer, 84. 
Height, 294 inches; length, 37 inches. 


C. HARRY EATON, N.A., United States 


1 10 1850—1901 
65—Autumn Days Cotat re. 


A quiet reach of a sluggish stream stretches from the 
foreground to the middle distance, where it receives a brilliant 
reflection from a low light in the gray autumnal sky. The 
surface of the water is strewn with fallen leaves. On the 
right is a grassy hillock with a clump of trees half bare of 
foliage, and on the left is a man in a green boat, and be- 
yond a vista across a flat country. 

Signed at the right, C. Harry Eaton. 
; Height, 234 inches; length, 35} inches. 


g.00 CHR. RUMMELHOFF, Norway 


a 66—After the Rain pity Laos 
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This is a view in one of the characteristic fjords of Nor- 
way, with a line of snow-capped hills rising abruptly from 
the quiet water on the right, and on the left are two fishing 
boats anchored near the rough beach, which is strewn with 
great boulders. Beyond the boats is a point with rude 
hovels, patches of grass among the ledges of rock and a 
hedge of birch trees against the sky. 

Signed at the left, Chr. Rummelhoff, °75, Norway. 
Height, 24 inches; length, 37 inches. 


+ M. GRIMELUND, France 


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A path crosses, on a rustic bridge, a quiet stream and winds 
through the edge of a grove of fine white birch trees, meeting 
another path, which sweeps to the left and disappears over 
a grassy knoll among the trees. On the bridge is a peasant 
woman in a bright red bodice, a blue overskirt and black 
petticoat. In the distance in the sunlight is a lake, and 
beyond it a farmhouse among the trees. 
Signed at the left, I. M. Grimelund, Paris, 1876. 
Height, 253 inches; length, 363 inches. 


Wi rg CAR. RUMMELHOFYF, Norway 


<a 68—Morning in Norfjord ee Roy Se 


In the foreground is a small beach among great boulders 
and ledges of rock, where a fisherman, his wife and his son 
have drawn up their boat and are mending the nets. A wood 
boat is drifting on the quiet waters of the fjord, which 
stretches away to the distance among rugged hills and snow- 
topped mountains. The sky is partly covered with summer 
clouds broken by frequent patches of blue. 

Signed at the left, Chr. Rummelhoff, 1875. 
Height, 234 inches; length, 37 inches. 


ELIZA KOCH, France 


Ye a 3+ G9—Not Any For You lerten#k r , 


A barefooted Italian hoy stands holding a bowl of bread 
and milk as high as his head, and looks down at a large gray 
cat as if half afraid she may rob him of his dinner. He is 
dressed in gray breeches, faded green jacket and red sash. 


Signed at the right, Eliza Koch. 
Height, 453 inches; width, 31} inches. 


K. BAADE, Germany 
1808—1879 


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/@ C7  79—0On the Norwegian Coast CAs. 7 


A cyclopean mass of rocks with a boat moored in a quiet 
pool and the figure of a man strongly relieved against the 
moonlight on the water occupies the foreground. On the 
right are seen great cliffs, veiled by the driving mist, and 
over all is a turbulent sky, with a full moon breaking through 
the rapidly drifting clouds. 


Signed at the right, KBaade, 1875. 
Height, 34} inches; length, 454 inches. 


B te GEMPT, Holland ; 


” Vid . 
7i—The Cat Pretending to be H d 


Illustrating the well-known fable of La Fontaine, the 
artist has painted a large cat hung to the wall by the hind 
legs, while on the floor below are a family of white rats 
and several large brown rats grouped around two traps. In 
the steel trap is the amputated tail of one of the animals, 
which the victim is regarding with curiosity. 

Signed at the left, B. te Gempt. 
Height, 47 inches; width, 37 inches. 


WALTER PALMER, N.A., United States 


ee The Inlet ber ay: ee. 


The waters of a broad inlet of the sea flickers in the 
strong sunlight of early autumn. In the distance is a low 
headland, and in the foreground slender trees rise out of 
the rough ground and in strong contrast against the sky 
with their sparse foliage. 


Signed at the left, Walter L. Palmer, 1885. 
Height, 374 inches; length, 52 inches. 


oe nN: B. MOLLER, Germany 
73—Waterfall in Telemarken, Norway 7> (24 


Out of a gorge between rounded mountain summits rushes 
a torrent of green water which tumbles over a great ledge 
into a pool in the foreground. On the right is a saw-mill, 
and on the left grist mills and a few houses scattered among 
the trees on a rocky declivity. In the extreme distance is 
the ribbon of a waterfall on the flank of one of the moun- 
tains. 

Signed at the right, N. B. Méller, ’74. 
Height, 54 inches; width, 37 inches. 


So: f@ XAVIER STOKER, Austria 


74—Overwhelmed with Grief Wy 


Beside the bier of her dead child a grief-stricken mother 
sits in an attitude of despair, with one arm thrown over 
the edge of the coffin. Above the head of the child is a silver 
crucifix, and near by are three large silver candlesticks, two of 
them with lighted candles. There is a profusion of flowers 
around the bier and a plant at the foot of the silver candle- 
stick, which is a prominent object in the foreground. 


Signed at the right, Xavier Stoker, 1874. 
Height, 24 inches; width, 40 inches. 


ANTONY SEITZ, Germany 


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75—Dividing the Inheritance eam os 
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An interior of a well-to-do German peasant’s house, with 
a lawyer and his clerk apparently engaged in settling the 
question of the distribution of small household effects among 
a large family A weeping figure in the background in- 
dicates the motive of the picture. é 


Signed at the right, Ant. Seitz pt. 
Height, 8} inches; length, 10} inches. 


FIRMIN-GIRARD, | France 


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4 vA 76—Summer Reading Ca 


Two young ladies are seated in a wood, 0is-a-#is, one of 
them engaged in sewing and the other reading a popular 
paper-covered novel The one nearer the spectator is dressed 
in a pale pink dress and her companion in light gray. 


Signed at the left, Firmin-Girard, 1874. 
Height, 18} inches; width, 9 inches. 


R. S. ZIMMERMANN, Germany 


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Se To 77—Testing ee Ly 


A rustic interior in the wine region of Ge y, with a 
merchant and his clerk engaged in buying wine“from samples 
which he is testing with a glass bulb. A peasant and his 
wife near by are much interested in the operation, but par- 
ticularly in the expected payment. 


Signed at the right, R. S. Zimmermann. 
Height, 123 inches; length, 17} inches. 


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5 ee oe SCHMALZIGANG, Germany 


78—Sheep and Landscape Lar Dole 


Two white ewes and a lamb lying down and a black ram 
standing guard over them form the chief feature of the 
picture. A black sheep-dog lies near by, and a village is 
seen in the distance. 

Signed at the right, E. Schmalzigang, Miinchen. 
Height, 13 inches; length, 21 inches, 


afi. ALFRED VON a ee Va 
-79—On the Steppes ; LAVA 


A. low, rude sledge with two peasants, one of whom carries 
his gun across his arm, is drawn by three horses at dashing 
speed across a snow-covered plain. In the distance is a line 
of low trees, and in the murky sky is the great disk of the 
setting sun. 


Signed at the left, A. Wierusz-Kowalski. 
Height, 12} inches; length, 214 inches. 


Y aS eg@SDOLF EBERLE, Germany 


SO—A Pastoral won (2 He Pete 


Four sheep and a lamb have found their way into a cot- 
tage where a peasant woman is seated on a bench peeling 
apples. Near by lies an alert sheep-dog, ready to resent the 
intrusion, while a small child feeds from her apron a ewe 
and her lamb. 


Signed at the right, Adolf Eberle, Miinchen. 
Height, 18} inches; length, 214 inches. 


HUGO CHARLEMONT, France 


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A table with elaborately embroidered tablecloth stands 
under an ornate mirror, which is partly hidden by a curtain 
of rich green and gold brocade. On the table are flowers, : 
fruit and various precious objects in metal and glass. 


Signed at the right, Hugo Charlemont, 1881. 
Height, 274 inches; width, 15 inches. 


Ss HUGO CHARLEMONT, France 
/ 7% 99-Still Life 
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A table with a richly embroidered silk cover stands in front 
of a stained-glass window, the upper part of which is partly 
concealed by a red curtain which hangs to the floor. Musical 
instruments, music-books, a copper vessel with a large plant, a 
vase of roses, a jewel cabinet and several other articles litter 
the table and the floor. 


Signed at the right, Hugo Charlemont, 1886. 
Height, 27}; inches; width, 15 inches. 


ADOLF EBERLE, 


5 eee 
- cd 83— Temptation Sine 


A peasant interior, with three small German childten at 
a table about to eat their Supper of bread and milk. The 
eldest boy is pushing the bowl temptingly near the nose of 
a dachshund, who has ventured to put his paws upon the 


table, while a black and white hound stands near, eagerly 
watching. 


Signed at the right, Adolf Eberle, Miinchen. - 
Height, 183 inches; length, 21} inches. 


FREDERICK VOLTZ, Germany 


re 1817—188 
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84—A Summer Morning as SS, oat 


A pleasant village in Germany, with thatched cottages 
nestling under great trees, and a herd of cows on their way 
to pasture pausing at a stream to drink and to welcome 
other cattle just leaving their barn. Peasant folk, sheep 
director and fowl add to the life of the scene. 

Signed at the right, Fr. Voltz, 1882. 


Height, 153 inches; length, 36 inches. 


A. GABL, Germany 


| 1845—1893 
BO ss m O6, 
85—Preparing for the Bath Us ara lk 


A peasant interior, where two women are preparing a bath 
in a small wooden tub, while a naked child, waving aloft a 
sponge, is held by his mother on the back of his brother, who 
crawls along the floor on all fours. 

Signed at the left, A. Gabl, Miinchen. 
Height, 323 inches; length, 48 inches. 


ERNST ZIMMERMANN, Germany 


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BM eisimite and child ian 
Laver 


Seated behind a table on which are several fish, an old 
woman, holding a large pike in her right hand, is explain- 
ing the beauties of the fish to a flaxen-haired youngster, who 
has crawled upon the table The figures are of the size 
of life. 


Signed at the upper right, Ernst Zimmermann, Minchen, 1880. 
Height, 39 inches; length, 574 inches. 


EUGENE J. VERBOECKHOVEN, Germany 


vie syn 1799—1881 
67—Sheep L). 6: Ga 


A flock of sheep with two lambs are awaiting the shepherd 
at a closed gate. A short distance away is a goat and two 
more sheep, and in the far distance is a village church on 
a low elevation. The sky is full of summer clouds. 


Signed at left, Eugene Verboeckhoven, 1877. 
Height, 393 inches; length, 44 inches. 


gee KRAY 
a 88—Lorelei mg ie 4/ 


A life-sized figure of a maiden with a diaphanous mantle 
across her knees is seated on a rocky pinnacle leaning on a 
small harp. In the background is suggested a line of hills, 
illuminated by the setting sun. 


Germany 


Signed at the lower right, W. Kray. 
Height, 553 inches; width, 413 inches. 


Seen M. LEBLING, ws y oo Germany 


89—Sheep in the Village 


An Alpine village, with a flock of sheep herded in the 
street by a black sheep-dog. The animals rush here and there 
wildly, but a few assemble to the sound of the old shepherd’s 
horn, who stands, spud in hand, holding a new-born lamb 
on his arm. 


Signed at left, Max Lebling, 1880. 
Height, 40} inches; length, 62 inches. 


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A. SCHOENN, | Germany 


260. Yee 


90—Italian Street Scene 


Two cobblers are busy at work in the shadow under a 
great archway in a stone facade. The wives and numerous 
children gather around, and a group of street urchins and a 
peasant girl with her donkey, in the street at the foot of 
the steps leading to the archway, complete the composition. 


Signed at right, A. Schoenn. 
Height, 64 inches; width, 49 inches. 


a, /TIMOLEON LOBRICHON, France 


91—Peasant Girl and Infant Kes be Nante 


A full-length, life-sized figure of a peasant girl in red 
bodice and short blue petticoat, with bare feet and ankles, 
wading across a shallow stream and carrying a naked infant 
in a basket. Strong sunlight flickers on the drapery and 
flesh and lights up the distant rural landscape. 


Signed at the right, Lobrichon. 
Height, 78} inches; width, 50 inches. 


LEELA TT a, 


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AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, 
MANAGERS, 
THOMAS E. KIRBY, 
AUCTIONEER. 


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